Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - paradox
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Paradox
paradox
~ n 1 a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different (It's a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.) 2 a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true 3 the use of such statements in writing or speech - paradoxical adj
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(paradoxes) 1. You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or qualities which seem to contradict each other. The paradox is that the region’s most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems... N-COUNT 2. A paradox is a statement in which it seems that if one part of it is true, the other part of it cannot be true. Although I’m so successful I’m really rather a failure. That’s a paradox, isn’t it? N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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n. 1 a a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement, even if actually well-founded. b a self-contradictory or essentially absurd statement. 2 a person or thing conflicting with a preconceived notion of what is reasonable or possible. 3 a paradoxical quality or character. Etymology: orig. = a statement contrary to accepted opinion, f. LL paradoxum f. Gk paradoxon neut. adj. (as PARA-(1), doxa opinion) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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парадокс paradox of the largest cardinal number — парадокс наибольшего кардинального числа - arrow paradox - attenuation paradox - clock paradox - geometrical paradox - heterological paradox - infinity paradox - liar paradox - paradox of analysis - paradox of confirmation - paradox of denotation - semantic paradox - voting paradox ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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парадокс – priority paradox PARADOX сущ. парадокс - paradox of thrift - paradox of voting ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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noun 1) парадокс (явление, ситуация, кажущиеся невероятными, неожиданными); The paradox is that the regions most dynamic economies have the most primitive financial systems. 2) парадокс (высказывание, содержащее противоречащие друг другу части); Although Im so successful Im really rather a failure. Thats a paradox, isnt it? Syn: enigma ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1540, from L. paradoxum "paradox," from Gk. paradoxon, from neut. of paradoxos "contrary to expectation, incredible," from para- "contrary to" + doxa "opinion." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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